The Mountain Laurel
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Mountain Memories

Mountain Memories features the stories of hundreds of Blue Ridge and Appalachian old timers. Their stories offer a glimpse of the mountains of yesteryear. Many of the stories were written by people over the age of sixty and some by people over the age of ninety. The Mountain Memories section of The Mountain Laurel offers a link to a bygone era and a way of life that was unique to the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains of the early twentieth century.

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Title Created Date Author
One-Room School Days September, 1990 Written by Sophia Servis
Papa and Mama September, 1990 Written by Dora P. Maine
Daddy's Barbershop March, 1991 Written by Mary A. Summerline
Days of Summers Past March, 1991 Written by Sidney P. Sanford
Growing Up On A Farm - Part 3 of 5 March, 1991 Written by Zed C. Lilly, Jr.
My Home On The Blue Ridge March, 1991 Written by Glenna Cox Rakes
The Ribbon March, 1991 Written by John W. Stoneberger
Uncle Ben and Aunt Nancy March, 1991 Written by Nancy B. Collins
A Homestead Party April, 1991 Written by Susan M. Thigpen
Growing Up On A Farm - Part 4 of 5 April, 1991 Written by Inez Lilly Depriest
The Easter We Had Snow April, 1991 Written by Deidre M. Thigpen
Y'all Come April, 1991 Written by Martha Cockrell Robinson
Growing Up On A Farm - Part 5 of 5 May, 1991 Written by Dixie Lilly Jackson
Memories Of A Cemetery May, 1991 Written by Mary A. Summerline
The Treasure Hunt June, 1991 Written by John W. Stoneberger
Feed Sack Garments July, 1991 Written by Mary A. Summerline
Growing Up On Black's Creek July, 1991 Written by Alice Vest Ayers
Little House on the Mountain - Part 1 of 4 July, 1991 Written by Naomi Dickenson Wells
The Dana Alvin Blevins Story July, 1991 Written by Don Bunn
Apple Picking and Fair Play August, 1991 Written by Ellen Fielder
Old Time Camp Meetings August, 1991 Written by J. Carlton Smith
The Flighty Model T August, 1991 Written by John Hassell Yeatts
My First Car September, 1991 Written by Mae W. Ball
Maude and the Cowboy Summer October, 1991 Written by Bob Heafner
Memories Of My Childhood October, 1991 Written by Alice Vest Ayers
Mountain Memories of P. A. Early October, 1991 Written by Susan M. Thigpen
Sandy Ridge Roads October, 1991 Written by Esther Kiser
Little House on the Mountain - Part 2 of 4 November, 1991 Written by Naomi Dickenson Wells
The Place On Peters Creek and Beyond, Part 1 of 8 November, 1991 Written by William J. Sowder
Treasures Of The Attic November, 1991 Written by Martha Cockrell Robinson

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